fireguard

ˈfaɪəɡɑːrd

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Definition of fireguard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fireplace

mesh screen around a fire to stop sparks

The fireguard kept the children safe from sparks.

fire screen

firefighting

TECH.

cleared field to control wildfire spread

TECH.

The fireguard helped stop the wildfire from spreading.

barrier

fire line

firebreak

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mesh screen around a fire to stop sparks

Origin of fireguard

Old English, fȳr (fire) + weard (guard)

Examples of fireguard in a sentence

The fireguard was essential for the open fireplace.
They built a fireguard to protect the village.
The fireguard was crucial in the firefighting strategy.

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French:pare-feu, coupe-feu, ...
German:Funkenschutz, Feuerschutzstreifen, ...
Italian:parascintille, tagliafuoco, ...
Spanish:protector de chimenea, cortafuegos, ...
Portuguese:protetor de lareira, corta-fogo, ...
Chinese:防火罩, 防火隔离带, ...
Japanese:火花防止スクリーン, 防火帯, ...
Arabic:وَاقِيَة الشَّرَر, حاجِز نارِي, ...
Hebrew:מָגֵן לָאָח, רְצוּעַת חִיץ, ...
Russian:каминная решетка, противопожарная полоса, ...
Ukrainian:камінний екран, протипожежний бар'єр, ...
Hindi:चिंगारीरोधक जाली, फायरगार्ड, ...
Bengali:আগুনের চারপাশে লাগানো সুরক্ষাজাল, ফায়ারগার্ড, ...
Catalan:pantalla de foc, cortafoc, ...
Czech:krbová zástěna, protipožární pás, ...
Danish:gnistfang, brandbælte, ...
Dutch:vonkenscherm, brandgang, ...
Greek:προστατευτική σίτα, αντιπυρική ζώνη, ...
Hungarian:szikrafogó, tűzvédelmi sáv, ...
Khmer:របាំងការពារភ្លើង, ខ្សែបង្ការភ្លើងឆេះព្រៃ, ...
Korean:화로망, 방화선, ...
Persian:محافظ شومینه, محافظ آتش, ...
Polish:osłona kominkowa, pas przeciwpożarowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):tela de proteção, aceiro, ...
Romanian:parascântei, fâșie de protecție împotriva incendiilor, ...
Swedish:gnistskydd, brandgata, ...
Thai:ตะแกรงกันไฟ, แนวกันไฟ, ...
Turkish:ateş koruyucu, yangın şeridi, ...
Vietnamese:tấm chắn lửa, vành đai chống cháy, ...

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